YUVAL BEN ARI - DevOps Engineer

Email: yuvalbenaridev@gmail.com

LinkedIn: LinkedIn Profile

Education

DevOps Engineering Certificate - Sela College (September 2024 – March 2025)

Comprehensive 688-hour program covering cloud technologies, CI/CD, container orchestration, infrastructure as code, and system administration through hands-on projects.

Certifications

FinOps Certified FOCUS Analyst, August 2025

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C03), July 2025

DevOps Projects

Automated CI/CD Pipeline: Developed an automated CI/CD pipeline using GitHub Actions for a Dockerized Flask app with a MySQL backend. Managed infrastructure provisioning with Terraform on GCP. Deployed applications to GKE via Helm, ensuring high availability with automated versioning and load balancing. Integrated Prometheus and Grafana for real-time system monitoring.

Weather App: Built a Flask app to display live weather and winter facts, containerized with Docker and deployed via CI/CD pipeline.

Military Experience

Combat Supporter, Network Decryption Cipher Operator - "Psagot" Battalion 5114, Electronic Warfare Center

Ensured secure communication for operational units under high-pressure environments. Developed problem-solving and adaptability skills in critical situations.

Coordinator for Chief of J6 and Cyber Defense Directorate: Facilitated cross-departmental collaboration, improving communication between military divisions. Assisted in streamlining decision-making processes within high-level command structures. Enhanced organizational efficiency by optimizing internal workflows.

Technical Skills

Cloud Platforms: AWS (Proficient), GCP (Proficient)

Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, Ansible

Containers & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, Helm

Monitoring & Logging: Prometheus, Grafana, Loki

Programming & Scripting: Basic knowledge of C#, SQL, Python, Bash

Languages

Hebrew, English – Native

German – Basic proficiency (German government Certification)